Zelensky Announces Leadership Shuffle as War Turns in Ukraine’s Favor
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s prime minister, Yuliia Svyrydenko, would step down amid a broader shake-up in Ukraine’s senior leadership. Yuliia Svyrydenko, prime minister of Ukraine, at at her office in Kyiv, Ukraine, in September. Credit... Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times , July 12, 2026, 10:51 a.m. ET President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday a shake-up of his top leadership, including the dismissal of the prime minister, in a personnel overhaul that comes as momentum in the war has shifted in Ukraine’s favor. Mr. Zelensky said the personnel changes were needed to focus the government’s work on high-priority foreign and domestic policies, including relations with the United States, membership talks with the European Union, securing sufficient supplies of weaponry for the army, and supporting cities and towns near the front line. “Ukraine is changing its political strategy,” Mr. Zelens...